SECOND PART: APPLICATION FORM IN WORD
Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and
consequences [HRC res. 23/25]
Appointments of special procedures mandate holders to be made
at HRC29 in July 2015
How to start the application process:
The application process consists of two parts: the first part is a web-based survey and
the second part is an application form in Word format. Both parts and all sections of
the application form need to be completed for the application to be processed.
First part: The web-based survey is used to collect information for statistical
purposes such as personal data (i.e. name, gender, nationality), contact details,
mandate/s applying for and nominating entity. The web-based survey should only
be completed once per selection round, i.e. multiple selection is allowed to indicate
if the candidate is applying for more than one mandate within a given selection
round.
Second part: The application form in Word which can be downloaded, completed and
saved in Word format and then submitted as an attachment by email. Information
provided in this form includes a motivation letter of maximum 600 words. The
application form should be completed in English only. It will be used as received to
prepare the public list of candidates who applied for each vacancy and will be made
available to concerned parties, including through the OHCHR public website.
Once completed, the application form in Word should be submitted by email to
hrcspecialprocedures@ohchr.org
If the candidate is applying for more than one mandate, a mandate-specific Word
application form needs to be completed and submitted for each mandate.

A maximum of three reference letters can be attached, in pdf format, to the
application sent by email. No additional documents such as CVs or lists of
publications will be accepted.
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Application deadline: 30 April 2015 (12.00 noon GMT)
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Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed at a later stage.
General description of the selection process is available at
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/Pages/Nominations.aspx
Please note that for Working Group appointments, only nationals of States belonging
to the specific regional group are eligible. Please refer to the list of United Nations
regional groups of Member States at
http://www.un.org/depts/DGACM/RegionalGroups.shtml
In case of technical difficulties, or if you encountering problems completing or
accessing any of the forms, the Secretariat may be contacted by email at
hrcspecialprocedures@ohchr.org or fax at + 41 22 917 9011.
An acknowledgment email will be sent when we receive both parts of the
application process, i.e. the information through the web-based survey and
the Word application form by email.
Thank you for your interest in the work of the Human Rights Council.
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consequences [HRC res. 23/25]
Appointments of special procedures mandate holders to be made
at HRC29 in July 2015
I. PERSONAL DATA
1. Family name: El Khyari
5. Sex:
2. First name: Ghita
6. Date of birth (dd-mm-yy): 12janv.-83
7. Place of birth: Rabat - Morocco
3. Maiden name (if any):
4. Middle name:
Male
Female
8. Nationality (please indicate the
nationality that will appear on the
public list of candidates): Morocco
9. Any other nationality:
II. MANDATE - SPECIFIC COMPETENCE / QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE
NOTE: Please describe why the candidate’s competence / qualifications /
knowledge is relevant in relation to the specific mandate:
1. QUALIFICATIONS (200 words)
Relevant educational qualifications or equivalent professional experience in
the field of human rights; good communication skills (i.e. orally and in
writing) in one of the six official languages of the United Nations (i.e. Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish.)
I hold 2 masters degree in International Relations (Sorbonne University - Paris) and
development economics (London School of Economics).
I have significant experience in the field of human rights and women's rights
(including VAW) at the national, regional and international level.
This experience was acquired through different positions:
- with the Moroccan Government (human rights advisor to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Chieff of Staff of the Secretary General),
- with civil society (with Musawah movement on women's rights in muslim family law)
- with local governments (as a Project manager in charge of setting up the Gender
Equality Commission of United Cities and Local Governments - UCLG, the world
organisation of local Governments=
- with the United Nations (as UN Women deputy Representative for the Maghreb:
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia).
I hold excellent written and oral communication skills (over 50 communications on
human rights and women's rights issues - and several reports to the Government,
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Appointments of special procedures mandate holders to be made
at HRC29 in July 2015
donors or UN agencies/entites on women's human rights). Very good analytical skills
and ability to draft speeches and communications.
I have full capacity in written and oral communication both in French and English and
have a working knowledge of Arabic.
2. RELEVANT EXPERTISE (200 words)
Knowledge of international human rights instruments, norms and principles.
(Please state how this was acquired.)
Knowledge of institutional mandates related to the United Nations or other
international or regional organizations’ work in the area of human rights.
(Please state how this was acquired.)
Proven work experience in the field of human rights. (Please state years of
experience.)
10 years of experience working on human rights instruments, norms and principles,
including
- Human rights treaties and treaty bodies in general, including CEDAW, OP-CEDAW,
CEDAW Committee work and procedures and General Recommendations (Including
GR n°19). This knowledge was acquired through 3 years of experience at the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs working on human rights issues as well as 2,5 years working at UN
Women on CEDAW and CRC
- Human rights council: Very good understanding of UPR system as well as
recommendations for Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Very good knowledge of the work
accomplished by Special procedures through my experience at Ministry of Foreign
Affairs but also in following-up field visit recommendations at UN Women: Working
group on the elimination of discriminations against women in law and practice
(Morocco and Tunisia); Special rapporteure on the elimination of VAW, its causes and
consequences (Algeria); Special rapporteure on trafficking in persons, especially
women and children (Morocco).
I have also drafted an analysis of gender dimension of UPR 2nd cycle for Morocco,
Algeria and Tunisia (2012) that served as a basis for the development of a UN
Agencies joint programme in Morocco on implementation of UPR recommendations
for HR mainstreaming in public policies and reports to OHCHR on implementation
status of SP recommendations
3. ESTABLISHED COMPETENCE (200 words)
Nationally, regionally or internationally recognized competence related to
human rights. (Please explain how such competence was acquired.)
I have been delivering capacity-building sessions on international norms and
mechanisms in the field of women’s rights
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at HRC29 in July 2015
Training sessions for civil servants of the Ministry of Interior (2013 and 2014)
Training sessions for civil servants of the Ministry of Solidarity, Women, Family
and Social Development on international norms and mechanisms on women’s rights
and on gender equality in the post-2015 agenda
Training sessions for UN staff and UN Women staff
I have also delivered numerous communications on women’s rights, including:
Violence against women and girls (world human rights forum, November 2014,
international day on violence against women with the Minister of women, 2014….)
Gender based stereotypes (European Union, Morocco, 2013)
Women’s political participation
Women’s rights in the MENA region (Amman, February 2015)
Constitutions and women’s rights (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Europe
Council, May 2014)
Gender equality and inheritance law (Tunisia, December 2014)
Gender and climate change (with the Minister of Environment, Errachidia, April
2015)
Beijing+20 and post-2015 agenda (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International
women’s day, March 2015)
Gender mainstreaming in public policies (Ministry of Water, January 2015)
4. FLEXIBILITY/READINESS AND AVAILABILITY OF TIME (200 words)
to perform effectively the functions of the mandate and to respond to its
requirements, including participating in Human Rights Council sessions in
Geneva and General Assembly sessions in New York, travelling on special
procedures visits, drafting reports and engaging with a variety of
stakeholders. (Indicate whether candidate can dedicate an estimated total
of approx. three months per year to the work of a mandate.)
I can dedicate the necessary amount of time to the mandate (3 months per year) and
have the necessary flexibilityr to carry out the field visits and participate in HRC and
GA sessions. I have also been used to managing important workload and ensuring
timely reporting and delivery
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consequences [HRC res. 23/25]
Appointments of special procedures mandate holders to be made
at HRC29 in July 2015
III. MOTIVATION LETTER (600 word limit)
I hereby confirm my great interest in serving as a special rapporteur on violence
against women, its causes and consequences.
I have a great interest in women’s rights issues and have been working on gender
equality since 2005, when I started serving as an advisor to the Vice-President of the
Regional council of Ile-de-France in charge of setting up the Gender Equality
Committee of the newly created world organizations of local governments (UCLG).
After this first experience with local governments, I have been working closely with
civil society – namely the global movement Musawah- in the field of gender equality
in family law in Muslim contexts. I continued working on women’s rights issues in
particular – and human rights issues in general – when I joined the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in 2009, first as a human rights advisor within the United Nations
Department, then as an Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Fassi-Fihri in
charge of human rights and finally as a the Chief of Staff of the Secretary General.
It is therefore naturally that I joined UN Women in 2012, first as a Project Manager in
support to the Moroccan civil society in order to strengthen Government’s
accountability in the field of women’s rights and, since April 2013, as the Deputy
Representative for the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia).
I have an important expertise in the field of violence against women and girls. I have
a thorough knowledge of international norms (Declaration on the Elimination of
Violence against women, CEDAW committee general recommendation n°19 but also
WHO norms on services to women survivors of violence). This theoretical knowledge
has been completed by a good field expertise, as I have had the responsibility of a
wide programmes portfolio in the field of EVAW in the 3 countries. This includes all
the dimensions of violence against women and girls: prevention and awareness
raising, services to women survivors, including access to justice, advocacy for
legislations that protects women and girls from violence… Through these Programmes,
I was also able to work on all the forms of violence against women, including in the
public space (Rabat and Marrakech as members of the Global Safe cities Programme)
and on economic violence against women (through a project on equality in
inheritance in the 3 countries).
Throughout my professional and personal experience, I had the opportunity to work
closely with civil society organizations and their Coalitions, Parliaments, as well as
local and central governments. In this respect, I acquired an important experience in
providing technical assistance to Member states in order for them to implement their
national and international commitments in the field of women’s human rights. I also
have a good knowledge in how to support civil society’s advocacy work towards legal
reform or monitoring and evaluation of public policies. My experience at the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, as an Advisor to the Minister and Chief of Staff of
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at HRC29 in July 2015
the Secretary General also gave me a good sense of how to interact with high-level
officials.
As stated above, I have a very good knowledge of the UN Human Rights System in
general, in all its components (Treaty bodies, HRC UPR and SP) and an extensive
knowledge of human rights norms and principles.
Finally, I speak 3 UN languages (Arabic, French and English) and I am fully proficient
in 2 of them (French and English). I have very good analytical, drafting and
communication skills.
I would like to reiterate my great interest and motivation in fulfilling this mandate
and my readiness to be committed to this role and dedicate the necessary amount of
time and energy.
Sincerely yours,
Ghita El Khyari
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consequences [HRC res. 23/25]
Appointments of special procedures mandate holders to be made
at HRC29 in July 2015
IV. LANGUAGES (READ / WRITTEN / SPOKEN)
Please indicate all language skills:
Mother tongue: French and Arabic
Arabic: Yes or no: Yes
If yes,
Read: Easily or Not easily: Easily
Write: Easily or Not easily: Not easily
Speak: Easily or Not easily: Easily
Chinese: Yes or no: No
If yes,
Read: Easily or not easily:
Write: Easily or not easily:
Speak: Easily or not easily:
English: Yes or no: Yes
If yes,
Read: Easily or not easily: Easily
Write: Easily or not easily: Easily
Speak: Easily or not easily: Easily
French: Yes or no: Yes
If yes,
Read: Easily or not easily: Easily
Write: Easily or not easily: Easily
Speak: Easily or not easily: Easily
Russian: Yes or no: No
If yes,
Read: Easily or not easily:
Write: Easily or not easily:
Speak: Easily or not easily:
Spanish: Yes or no: No
If yes,
Read: Easily or not easily:
Write: Easily or not easily:
Speak: Easily or not easily:
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and
consequences [HRC res. 23/25]
Appointments of special procedures mandate holders to be made
at HRC29 in July 2015
V. EDUCATIONAL RECORD
NOTE: Please list the candidate’s academic qualifications (university level
and higher).
Name of degree and name of academic
institution:
Years of
attendance
(from-to):
Place and
country:
MSc in Economic History and Development
Economics
2008-2009
London, United
Kingdom
Magistère de Relations Internationales et d'Action
à l'Etranger (MRIAE) - Université Paris I Panthéon
- Sorbonne
2004-2007
¨Paris, France
Licence (B.A.) de Sociologie - Université Paris V
René Descartes
2001-2004
Paris, France
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Appointments of special procedures mandate holders to be made
at HRC29 in July 2015
VI. EMPLOYMENT RECORD
NOTE: Please briefly list ALL RELEVANT professional positions held,
beginning with the most recent one.
Name of employer,
functional title,
main functions of position:
Years of work
(from-to):
Place and
country:
Programmes Specialist and Deputy Representative 2,5 years
- UN Women Multi-country office for the Maghreb
(October 2012 (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia)
May 2015)
Rabat, Morocco
Human Rights, Security and North America
Advisor the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Kingdom of Morocco
3 years
(September
2009 - October
2012)
Rabat, Morocco
Advisor - Vice President in charge of international
relations - setting up of the Gender Equality
Committee of UCLG (United Cities and Local
Governments)
1 year
(Mai 2005 - Mai
2006)
Paris, France
Consultant, United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime, Terrorism Prevention Branch - MENA
section
1 year
2008
Vienna, Austria
Translator French/English for Musawah, a global
movement on gender equality in muslim familiies.
2 years
(2008-2009)
London, the UK
Chieff of Staff, Secretary General of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation - Kingdom of
Morocco
Advisor, UN Department, Human rights section,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UN HRC, UPR, Special
Procedures, treaty bodies)
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Appointments of special procedures mandate holders to be made
at HRC29 in July 2015
VII. COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY PROVISIONS
(of Human Rights Council resolution 5/1)
1. To your knowledge, does the candidate have any official, professional,
personal, or financial relationships that might cause him/her to limit the
extent of their inquiries, to limit disclosure, or to weaken or slant findings in
any way? If yes, please explain.
No
2. Are there any factors that could either directly or indirectly influence,
pressure, threaten, or otherwise affect the candidate’s ability to act
independently in discharging his/her mandate? If yes, please explain:
No
3. Is there any reason, currently or in that past, that could call into question
the candidate’s moral authority and credibility or does the candidate hold
any views or opinions that could prejudice the manner in which she/he
discharges his mandate? If yes, please explain:
No
4. Does the candidate comply with the provisions in paragraph 44 and 46 of
the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1?
Para. 44: The principle of non-accumulation of human rights functions
at a time shall be respected.
Para. 46: Individuals holding decision-making positions in Government
or in any other organization or entity which may give rise to a conflict
of interest with the responsibilities inherent to the mandate shall be
excluded. Mandate holders will act in their personal capacity.
Yes
5. Should the candidate be appointed as a mandate holder, he/she will have
to take measures to comply with paragraphs 44 and 46 of the annex to
Council resolution 5/1. In the event that the current occupation or activity,
even if unpaid, of the candidate may give rise to a conflict of interest (e.g. if
a candidate holds a decision-making position in Government) and/or there is
an accumulation of human rights functions (e.g. as a member of another
human rights mechanism at the international, regional or national level),
necessary measures could include relinquishing positions, occupations or
activities. If applicable, please indicate the measures the candidate will take.
N/A
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